Hip Hop Architecture

Will.i.am Collaborates with Zaha Hadid

Will.i.am and architect Zaha Hadid have collaborated on special editions of the recently announced PULS smart cuff, which they showed off on stage together at WIRED 2014 in London.

Will.i.am has announced his latest design endeavor with iamPULS, a smartband concept from his creative studio i.am+. the ‘PULS’ cuff boasts a curved OLED screen and is untethered, giving it the ability to make/receive calls and operate independently of any smartphone using SIM cards instead of bluetooth connectivity. the wearable device features ‘AneedA’ – an intuitive personal assistant powered by nuance communications that uses voice commands for texts and emails, plays music, posts to social media, queues maps and a fitness app, schedules appointments, make calls, and more. the smartwatch is slated to hit shelves in the US and the UK in late 2014, with a series of limited edition designs created by zaha hadid.